new semi rims from rc4wd

[Bigrigger]

Uh, am I missing something? The rims look pretty good to me... why you guys hate them?

[Roadmasters]

Originally Posted by Trucker

Uh, am I missing something? The rims look pretty good to me... why you guys hate them?

the holes on real budd rims are bigger and ovals. Heres a pic of a real one:

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by Trucker

Uh, am I missing something? The rims look pretty good to me... why you guys hate them?

Trucker actually read the post. The holes are to small and they are round not oval and the whole bead lock thing it seams they concentrated more on making it a bead lock and out of steel than making it look right. They could have machined it out of aluminum and made a nicer rim but they had to sacrifice looks to make them from steel but hay these are the same guys who make plastic leaf springs for crawlers. They are not consistent in what they consider scale. Ihbuilder makes a much nicer rim than these.

[chaseracer]

sorry guys for sturring everyone up. thought the rims looked ok but not perfect. but it does give people more options of rims, especally for guys like me who don't have the skills or tools to machine there own rims.

[ihbuilder]

Arioch , thanks for the pic you beat me to it . not only are they bigger and more oval , the holes are closer to the outside ring . no matter which way you look at them , they should be oval . they also look to be a pain in the rear to put together . they may look OK for those who have not been around them and not into the scale realism . As for price as I thought not much different . for all practicality , a machined "aluminum" painted /powder coated is the best solution for this application . We're not hauling tons , just a few pounds if that . I can make them in steel if someone wanted but it would be made just as the real 1 is made just takes me more time . time = $